There once was a woman who had a nagging idea but was terrified to share it with the world. It was an idea that wouldn’t leave her (even though it felt ridiculous and not for “someone like her”), and she didn’t really have a clue what she was doing. But she took the leap, she committed to doing it for at least a year, and she had no idea that it would become the key to not only finding but also bravely using her voice. Eventually she used it to support a whole new business, documenting every fai...
Feb 09, 2023•54 min•Season 7Ep. 131
I asked 6 guests a bonus question this season: what's your best advice for building a business you are madly in love with? Here’s what they shared.* Work With Me: http://ruthpoundwhite.com/mentoring/* My course, Quietly Ambitious: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/quiet-ambition/* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthp...
Feb 02, 2023•21 min•Season 7Ep. 130
I declare 2023 to be the year of growth, flow and freedom-building systems. Here are my intentions and words for the year ahead.* Work With Me: http://ruthpoundwhite.com/mentoring/* The Magic of You, Unleashed Group Programme: http://ruthpoundwhite.com/moyu/* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/p...
Jan 27, 2023•23 min•Season 7Ep. 129
2022 was a year of massive personal growth behind the scenes, ending with some huge changes in my business (the latest of which I’ll share at the end of this review). I got more visible than ever before, publishing my book, hosting my first summit, doubling my email list and tripling the number of students in my courses, and took 5 weeks off in the Caribbean. This is my year in review.* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to:...
Jan 19, 2023•30 min•Season 7Ep. 128
Why should we be prioritising safety before strategy in our businesses? And what’s the real secret to feeling worthy of what we’re calling in? I talk about all of that, and more, with Ashley Beaudin in today’s episode.* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sig...
Jan 12, 2023•41 min•Season 7Ep. 127
Is it really possible to reduce the number of calls we do in our business without reducing the level of support we offer? Yes, and we’ll talk about how to actually do that in today’s episode of the Quietly Ambitious podcast.* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here ...
Jan 05, 2023•47 min•Season 7Ep. 126
As I head into a period of reflection, and letting go a big part of my business, in this episode I’m sharing with you the lessons I’ve learned and some prompts to help you really honour wherever you’re at (and you might just be surprised at what comes up).* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/pod...
Dec 08, 2022•26 min•Season 7Ep. 125
What if, instead of either worrying about ending the year strong, or wishing it was over already you decided to focus on your unique energy, however that is right now in this moment - and you decided that you can still make magic happen no matter what energy you are currently in? * Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https...
Dec 01, 2022•22 min•Season 7Ep. 124
Why is it so hard to listen to our inner voice? And what role does our body have in helping us do that? I talk about all that, and more, with Kathy Bell in today’s episode.* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Growth Club for my sust...
Nov 24, 2022•50 min•Season 7Ep. 123
It is a privilege to get uncomfortable in our business, even if it doesn’t feel like it, and often what feels “easy” is not what's ultimately sustainable or true to who we really are. I am digging right into this juicy topic in today’s episode on why running an aligned business requires discomfort* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcas...
Nov 17, 2022•21 min•Season 7Ep. 122
Today I’m chatting with Tamsin Williamson, aka the Parenthood Coach, about how parenting is a superpower in business, and while being a parent often seems to feel at odds to running a business, they actually work very well together.* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Cli...
Nov 10, 2022•47 min•Season 7Ep. 121
Today I’m chatting with Caitlin Gwynn, creativity coach and small business cheerleader about why creativity matters to business owners, what it means to be creative and why some of us struggle with it.* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 So...
Nov 03, 2022•39 min•Season 7Ep. 120
In this episode I’m sharing something that could lead to not just a HUGE perspective shift around what you do, but a tangible change in the way you show up to talk about it.* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Growth Club for my sus...
Oct 27, 2022•25 min•Season 7Ep. 119
Today I’m chatting with Alana Holloway (she/her), a Chronic Illness Coach & podcaster, about the “chronic illness informed” approach to living, working and creating and selling our offers.* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Gro...
Oct 20, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 118
In this episode I talk about the decision I've made to change the currency I charge in, and I’m sharing my entire thought process with you (including the people-pleasing part of me that was afraid to make it)Have a look at all of my courses & programmes, as they're mostly effectively cheaper right now: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/everything/The Aligned Offers Experience is starting soon: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/offers/Don't forget to get your FREE ticket for the Soulful Sales Summit (there...
Oct 14, 2022•17 min•Season 7Ep. 117
In this episode I talk about the rules we have around selling & how we get to rewrite them, plus the power a small shift of focus has to change your experience of selling as a sensitive business owner.Don't forget to get your FREE ticket for the Soulful Sales Summit before we start on October 11th: https://soulfulsalessummit.com* Get the Quietly Ambitious book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book* For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ * Sign up to emai...
Oct 06, 2022•25 min•Season 7Ep. 116
Welcome to Season 7! In this solo episode I'll share what's changing, the HUGE thing that has been on my mind, and the number 1 question that supports me through (& why): 'who do I choose to be?' Expect new episodes weekly on Thursdays from October 2022.Don't forget to get your FREE ticket for the Soulful Sales Summit before we start on October 11th: https://soulfulsalessummit.comOther links from this episode:* Summit In A Box course affiliate link: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/l/summitcourse*...
Sep 30, 2022•20 min•Season 7Ep. 115
Let’s talk about rest. How to prioritise it, why it is an essential foundation of self-trust, and what trusting yourself can do for you in your business.Get the book - https://ruthpoundwhite.com/bookFor episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Growth Club for my sustainable marketing and quiet visibility trai...
Aug 18, 2022•9 min•Season 6Ep. 114
Most of us are conditioned not to receive the support that we need, but as quietly ambitious business owners we deserve to be supported on this journey. Let’s talk about what we need to unlearn in order for that to happen.1 Week Voxer Special Offer - ruthpoundwhite.com/sparkFor episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $...
Aug 11, 2022•11 min•Season 6Ep. 113
It’s my 14 year online business anniversary and I’ve got 5 key lessons to share with you in this episode, from what it takes to run a business you’re madly in love with to the way’s I’ve experimented and what I think about the moments that feel “too hard”1 Week Voxer Special Offer - ruthpoundwhite.com/sparkFor episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: ...
Aug 04, 2022•17 min•Season 6Ep. 112
Selling lots of offers at once - why would you do it, does it work, and how can you support yourself to do the best job without burning yourself out? I’ll answer all these questions and more in today’s episode!For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Growth Club for my sustainable marketing and quiet visi...
Jul 28, 2022•19 min•Season 6Ep. 111
Is it possible to sell with confidence as a sensitive introvert? How can you do it in a way that takes less energy? Here’s my journey…For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Growth Club for my sustainable marketing and quiet visibility trainings, regular prompts, q&as, guided journalling & more. ...
Jul 24, 2022•12 min•Season 6Ep. 110
How do you design your offers, prices and the way you work with clients so that it supports your income goals AND energy levels? In this episode I’ll share 4 key ways I’ve done just that.For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Growth Club for my sustainable marketing and quiet visibility trainings, regul...
Jul 23, 2022•12 min•Season 6Ep. 109
Quietly Ambitious, the book, is now available to purchase worldwide! I share a bit about the journey to making this happen, including an extract from the book itself. Get the book (& bonus bundle) from https://ruthpoundwhite.com/book/ QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Growth Club for my sustainable marketing and quiet visibility trainings, regular prompts, q&as, guided journalling & more. 🗣️ Click here to find out more about working with Ruth 1:1 on your busine...
Jun 17, 2022•6 min•Season 6Ep. 108
When is it all going to happen, and why is it taking so long? It’s a question we all ask ourselves at various points in our businesses, so here’s what I want you to ask yourself instead when you do.For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign up for my $7 Soulful Growth Club for my sustainable marketing and quiet visibility train...
Mar 31, 2022•8 min•Season 6Ep. 108
After years of running my first business, I found I had unintentionally built myself something I never really desired in the first place. In this episode I’m talking about why it’s so crucial for sensitive business owners to check in with what they want, plus I’m sharing an exercise to help you start doing that.For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LI...
Mar 24, 2022•17 min•Season 6Ep. 107
Creating aligned offers can be game-changing for you in your business. Even if you’ve already gotten offers out there, I hope that this episode will help you run them through the filter of whether they’re supporting the ultimate vision that you have for your life. Aligned offers have done so much for me, in terms of sales and how I feel about my work, so I’m sharing with you 4 things I see as key to creating them, or to feeling better about - and selling more of - your existing offers.Read more ...
Mar 17, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 106
Are you entangling your self-worth with your business? Why is it happening and what can you do about it? In this episode I’ll talk about how we sometimes create unhelpful stories about what’s happening in our business, how this gets in the way of our momentum, and what to do instead. For episode show notes & links, head to: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast QUICK LINKS: 🌱 Click here to sign u...
Mar 10, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 105
It may be February, and it may have taken me a whole month to share this with you all, but I can already feel myself calibrating to some powerful intentions I set myself at the beginning of 2022. They are so much less about doing, and much more about being. Plus I have chosen a word of the year that is already serving me so well. Let's dive in. For episode show notes & links, head to https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ru...
Feb 10, 2022•16 min•Season 6Ep. 104
I’m now in my 14th year of running my own business, and at this point have brought two businesses up to earning 5-figure months, starting completely from scratch each time. But how did I do it? In this episode I’ll share 5 key areas that made it possible (and that I am still constantly working on as aim for even bigger goals). For episode show notes & links, head to https://ruthpoundwhite.com/podcast/ Sign up to email updates and exclusive bonus podcast episodes: https://ruthpoundwhite.com/p...
Feb 03, 2022•28 min•Season 6Ep. 103
